The choice to serve in a branch of the United States military is one that many Americans make. Those who elect to pursue careers in the military are subject to different laws and legal mandates when family law issues arise in their lives. For example, an Ohio service...
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Ohio recognizes grandparent visitation
A divorce can affect relationships beyond the one that is severed through the legal process. Connections between parents and kids can become strained, but so too can the more distant relationships between kids and their extended family members. For example, when...
Providing support for diverse family law needs
Although divorce is a relatively common legal occurrence in the courts of Ohio, our readers should be aware that each proceeding for the end of a marriage is unique. This is because every couple brings its own needs and expectations to the process, as well as the...
Court rules kids need contact with both parents in celebrity case
This Ohio-based family law blog has discussed a number of topics related to child custody, paternity and the rights of parents to raise their kids in the wake of divorces and separations. Many of these topics turn on the important consideration of how children's needs...
Child support and a parent’s ability to pay
Recently a national news story may have reached the homes of Dublin residents that concerned a lawsuit between a man and his parents regarding his eviction from their home. The man is 30-years-old and had been living with his parents due to his allegedly impoverished...
What is a post-decree modification?
When a couple in Ohio secures a divorce they emerge from the legal process with agreements or orders that have been approved by the presiding court. Those agreements or orders outline the terms of any responsibilities that the parties will continue to share into their...
What child support enforcement penalties can Ohio parents face?
Child support is an important way for a non-custodial parent to maintain financial responsibility over the child and a significant way for a child who lives with only one of their parents to have the financial support they need to get by. However, it can become a...
Reasons that parental rights may be terminated
A person becomes responsible for their children by virtue of sharing their DNA with the kids and bringing them into the world. All across Ohio parents are working hard to make sure that their children receive the love and support they need to grow and thrive. Those...
Determining paternity and obtaining child support in Ohio
In the state of Ohio, a parent and child relationship is not defined by the marital status of the biological parents. It is instead defined as the existing legal relationship between the parent and child, regardless of marital status. This means that there is both a...
Annulment and prohibit marriage laws in Ohio
In America, each states determines its own rules and regulations regarding marriage. These include rules on when a marriage may be annulled and when it may be prohibited. In Ohio, there are five grounds for annulment. First, if one or both parties to the marriage are...